Those of you who are here in the audience those of you who have joined online on cspan. Welcome. This is going to be a riveting conversation and i say that as someone who is a historian. So just a couple of minutes of comments before i turn it over to my friend and colleague steve moore who really will be running the show tonight. And that is in 1994. I was president of my universitys college republicans. And it was more than a dream as a son of the reagan revolution. That army would soon be the majority leader. That phil grahams economic expertise along with leader armies at least for a narrow window in american political history would be ascendant in this town. And while we have to be careful as historians not to dwell in the past we can as we are on the brink of a red wave and i mean that philosophically not as a partisan. This year know that that isnt merely about party registration. About one party being in charge instead of another it is about the ideas that define us as a people
Hearing about oceans and coral reefs, first, im sorry for you, second, you can go out of the room. We will be diving into 45 minutes of conversation about our oceans. We will start at a sundrenched, shallow waters with coral reef, then make our way down into darker, more mysterious steps depths. I am excited to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. Joining us today we have the author of life on the rocks building a future for coral reefs dr. Julie [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer, Research Scientist and author of below the edge of darkness a memoir of exploring life and light in the deep sea. Dr. Edith witter. We want to thank the National Endowment for the arts for sponsoring the stage. Our plan today is to explore both of the books that explore Ocean Science as well as personal stories. Julie and edith both take us on personal journeys whether navigating medical mission mysteries or struggling before pushing forward. My own career path started in Ocean
The u. S. Has no National Bird. Congress has never designated a National Bird as it has a national mammal, the bison, and a National Tree at a national flower. The bald eagle has been an emblem of the country since 1782 when we put it on the front of the great seal of the United States. And a very popular one. Peter why a National Symbol but not a National Bird . Jack congress has never designated a National Bird. Tomorrow congress could technically designate the sidewalk pigeon as the National Bird. Lets hope they dont do that. But, i am part of a group that is going to launch a campaign to have the bald eagle officially named by congress as the National Bird. Stay tuned. Peter there is a story we have all heard for years about Benjamin Franklin and the turkey and wanting that to be a National Bird or the National Symbol. Jack that story is somewhat apocryphal. Then franklin did compare the moral values of the bald eagle with that of the wild turkey intending that the wild turkey was
Then make our way down into darker, more mysterious steps depths. I am excited to be joined by two incredible marine scientists and authors. Joining us today we have the author of life on the rocks building a future for coral reefs dr. Julie [applause] as well as an intrepid explorer, Research Scientist and author of below the edge of darkness a memoir of exploring life and light in the deep sea. Dr. Edith witter. We want to thank the National Endowment for the arts for sponsoring the stage. Our plan today is to explore both of the books that explore Ocean Science as well as personal stories. Julie and edith both take us on personal journeys whether navigating medical mission mysteries or struggling before pushing forward. My own career path started in Ocean Conservation so it is a personal joy to explore these things. I am so excited to get into this together. My plan is i will ask each of them to make a provocative statement or ask a question to get you all thinking. In the final 15
Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico will bring his Three Songs projects to the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos. Three Songs pays tribute to.